Not exact matches
Glass manufacturers are limited in the amount
of mixed color - cullet (called «3 mix») they can use to manufacture
new containers.
In fact, the vast majority
of new products launched in beer, wine, and spirits each year are in
glass containers.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, January 14, 2014 — A stronger network
of recycling depots and curbside collection programs will yield increased rates
of recycling and material recovery
of beverage
containers, according to the major findings
of a
new study commissioned in part by the
Glass Packaging Institute (GPI).
If you have any food
containers that are made
of plastic and more than a few years old, consider disposing
of them and replacing them with
newer plastic
containers that are certified BPA - free, or better yet, switch to
glass or pyrex.
As you embark on this
new year, remember to drink plenty
of filtered water from a
glass or steel
container in order to continuously cleanse your body and regain your health.
Until recently I used any
container, usually
glass, but even then I still noticed that my homemade beauty products wouldn't last very long before I had to make a
new batch for fear
of bacteria growing or oils oxidizing from the exposure to air and light.
I am known to collect jars,
glass containers and little pots so have to come up with
new ideas on what to do with them as I just can not for the life
of me throw things out..
As a
new generation discovers the wonder
of this versatile
glass container, we now see and are reminded that Mason jars can serve as food storage (short term or long term), drinking
glasses, travel mugs, cocktail shakers, soap pumps, candle holders, flower vases, piggy banks, fermentation / pickling
containers, organizational tools, crafts / home decor, and so much more!
The works on display are: 432Hz (2009 - 2014), a wooden shell that contains honeycombs; Vorkuta (2003), a refrigeration chamber where the temperature
of -30 °C contrasts with a chair maintained at a constant +37 °C by an internal thermostat; Mindfall (2004 - 2007), a
container which contains a chair and tables, on which 21 electric motors turn on intermittently, one after the other, creating a sort
of musical composition; Untitled (2003), a small iron room crossed by blasts
of hot and cold air channelled into the space by powerful fans; and Sub (2014), a
new work specially created for the exhibition at HangarBicocca, an assembly
of aluminium and
glass display units which the artist originally designed to exhibit her Inner Disorder (1999 - 2001) series
of drawings.
I don't really like to have a bunch
of crafty decorations or a hodgepodge
of random stuff around, but I do love love love love seeing some pretty dishes,
glass jars, wire and natural baskets and pretty
containers, so they will definitely be a part
of my
new kitchen organizational plan!
I am known to collect jars,
glass containers and little pots so have to come up with
new ideas on what to do with them as I just can not for the life
of me throw things out..